Tolstoy said :
The films that belong in the top 100 you will find at
www.afi.com
There were 48 in common between IMDB list and AFI lists. Of the remainders I kind of thought the IMDB was a little more exciting. Of course foreign movies are allowed in this IMDB list. Throwing out ones in common and keeping order here is comparison and my vote. (T) is for tie
or ones I didn't see.
4. GONE WITH THE WIND vs Shawshank Redemption (A)
7. THE GRADUATE vs Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (I)
17. THE AFRICAN QUEEN vs. Seven Samauri (I)
21. THE GRAPES OF WRATH vs. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (A)
25. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL vs. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (I)
27. BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) vs Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (A)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT vs Usual Suspects (A)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY vs Memento (T)
37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES vs Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (I)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO vs 12 Angry Men (I)
41. WEST SIDE STORY vs Amélie (A)
43. KING KONG vs Cidade de Deus (T)
44. THE BIRTH OF A NATION vs American Beauty (I)
45. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE vs C'era una volta il West (I)
49. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS vs Matrix (I)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID vs Pianist (A)
51. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY vs Paths of Glory (A)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY vs Fight Club (I)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT vs Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (I)
55. THE SOUND OF MUSIC vs Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (T)
56. M*A*S*H vs Das Boot (T)
58. FANTASIA vs L.A. Confidential (I)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE vs M (I)
62. TOOTSIE vs Requiem for a Dream (T)
63. STAGECOACH vs Se7en (A)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND vs Monty Python and the Holy Grail (I)
66. NETWORK vs Rashômon (I)
69. SHANE vs Saving Private Ryan (A)
70. THE FRENCH CONNECTION vs Alien (A)
71. FORREST GUMP vs American History X (T)
72. BEN-HUR vs Léon (A)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS vs The Sting (T)
74. THE GOLD RUSH vs Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (T)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES vs Vita è bella, La (T)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI vs Touch of Evil (I)
78. ROCKY vs Reservoir Dogs (T)
79. THE DEER HUNTER vs Finding Nemo (A)
80. THE WILD BUNCH vs Great Escape (A)
82. GIANT vs Ran (I)
83. PLATOON vs Wo hu cang long (T)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY vs Braveheart (A)
87. FRANKENSTEIN vs Metropolis (A)
88. EASY RIDER vs Aliens (T)
89. PATTON vs Shining (A)
90. THE JAZZ SINGER vs Strangers on a Train (T)
91. MY FAIR LADY vs The General (T)
92. A PLACE IN THE SUN vs Blade Runner (I)
96. THE SEARCHERS vs Donnie Darko (A)
97. BRINGING UP BABY vs Sixth Sense (A)
98. UNFORGIVEN vs Great Dictator (A)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER vs Nuovo cinema Paradiso (I)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY vs Princess Bride (I)
19 for AFI list. 19 for IMDB list. 14 ties.
Don't forget most people who vote in IMDB love movies. Pretty good list to me.